Anchor Phenomenon: Exploring Hindenburg Explosion

LESSON OBJECTIVES

In this lesson, students will:

  • Develop and compare two arguments about the cause of a phenomenon that may have more than one cause related to different substances involved in the phenomenon.
  • Ask questions that arise from careful observation of a system to clarify and/or seek additional information about the cause or causes of a phenomenon such as the chemical reactions between the substances that reacted during the Hindenburg explosion.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

During this lesson, students will be working toward the following performance expectations:

  • MS-PS1-2  Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.

  • MS-PS1-3  Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

3-DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS

DCI
DISCIPLINARY CORE IDEAS

PS1.B-M1: Chemical Reactions
Substances react chemically in characteristic ways. In a chemical process, the atoms that make up the original substances are regrouped into different molecules, and these new substances have different properties from those of the reactants.

SEP
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES

Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Ask questions that arise from careful observation of phenomena, models, or unexpected results to clarify and/or seek additional information.

Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Compare and critique two arguments on the same topic and analyze whether they emphasize similar or different evidence and/or interpretations of facts.

CCC
CROSSCUTTING CONCEPTS

Cause and Effect
Phenomena may have more than one cause, and some cause-and-effect relationships in systems can only be described using probability.


 

8/9
DRIVING QUESTION
What caused the Hindenburg to explode?  Due 8/14


Lesson 1: Anchor Phenomenon: Exploring the Hindenburg Explosion
 Due 8/14
*** link to the correct video

8/14
ACTIVITY 2 Inside an Airship – Assignment
 Due 8/21

8/21
ACTIVITY 3  Hydrogen vs. Helium vs. Air Due 8/23

 

8/23
ACTIVITY 4 Hands-On Investigation: What Is in the Air? Due 8/25

8/25
ACTIVITY 5  Hydrogen Burning Due 8/28

8/28
Molecule Simulation Website – Click Single –  Draw and color each molecule Due 8/30

h20
02
H2
CO2
N2

 

8/30
ACTIVITY 7  Modeling Molecules

CPK color assignments include:

 hydrogen (H)white
 carbon (C)black
 nitrogen (N)blue
 oxygen (O)red
 fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl)green
 bromine (Br)dark red
 iodine (I)dark violet
 noble gases (HeNeArKrXe)cyan
 phosphorus (P)orange
 sulfur (S)yellow
 boron (B), most transition metalsbeige
 alkali metals (LiNaKRbCsFr)violet
 alkaline earth metals (BeMgCaSrBaRa)dark green
 titanium (Ti)grey
 iron (Fe)dark orange
 other elements

pink

9/13

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